Legal Opinion
Dowis v. Mud Slinger Concrete, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 30, 2004No. A04A1834PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Johnny Edwin Dowis and Elysa Michele Dowis, Plaintiffs, appeal the grant of summary judgment on their tort action against Mud Slinger Concrete, Inc., Plaintiffs employer, and Michael Clement Graves, President of the corporate Defendant, foreman, and coworker. The employer is a Missouri corporation, which paid Plaintiff workers’ compensation benefits under Missouri law for an injury occurring on the job in Georgia. The trial court applied the exclusive remedy provision of the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act, OCGA § 34-9-11 et seq., and the lex loci delicti rule as to the…
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